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PATENTED 0016,1903. J. KtisTER.

FRAME. APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 30, 1803.

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UNITED STAT Patented October 6, 1903.

JOHANNES KosTEn, or HAMBURG, GERMANY.

FRAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 740,765, dated October6, 1903.

Application filed lliaroh 30. 1903.

To all whom it rota/y, concern:

Be it known that I, JoHANnE's Kdsrnn, a citizen of the town of Hamburg,and a resident of 13 Bohnenstrasse, Hamburg, in the German Empire, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Frames, of which thefollowing is an exact specification.

My invention relates to improvements in frames, and more especially to adevice for supporting and suspending the frames in the sidewise as wellas'in the endwise position.

In order to make my invention more clear, I refer to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 shows the device in the position forsuspending the frame in the sidewise position. Fig. 2 shows the devicein the posi-" tion for suspending theframe in the endwise position. Fig.3 shows the device in the position for supporting the frame in thesidewise position, and Fig. 4 shows the device in the position forsupporting the same in the endwise position. Fig. 5 is a side view ofthe framein the position shown in Fig. 1, and- Fig. 6 shows the devicein the perfectly fiat position.

As may be seen from the drawings,the device consists of a plated,turnably fixed to the back side of the frame. To this plate Ct a metalstripe is hinged at b. At 61 a prolongation-piece 6, serving as foot forsupporting the frame, is hinged to the metal strip 0.

I h is a metal strip provided with perforations g, which is hinged tothe plate a at f. In the position shown in Fig l the foot-piece e is inthe position in which it forms a prolongation of the strip 0. The strip0 is situated above the plate a. In the center of the plate a athumb-screw 1, is provided, by means of which the strip 0 can be fixedin the position by putting the wings of the thumb-screw through the slotj, provided in the strip 0, and then turning the thumb-screw around anangle of ninety degrees. In this position the device serves forsuspending the frame in the sidewise position, for which purpose a holeis is provided in the prolongation-piece e for taking up the nail orhook to which the frame is suspended.

In case the frame is to be suspended in such way that the upper edge ofthe same does not touch the wall-that is to say, that $erial No.150,305. (No model.)

the frame is suspended in an inclined position-the strip a is not fixedby means of the thumb-screw i, in which case the frame will adoptautomatically an inclined position.

If the frame is to be suspended in the 1ongitudinal direction, the thumbscrew 1 is turned so that the same can pass through the slot j. Thestripe is then raised, and the prolongation-piece e is turnedaround thehinge d. Hereafter the'plate a is turned by means of the strip 0 aroundan angle of ninety degrees, so as to adopt the position shown in Fig. 2,in which position the" metal strip a may be fixed again by means of thethumbscrew 7 In this position a hole Z, provided in the metal strip 0,serves for suspending the frame to a nail or hook.

If the frame is to be placed upon a table or the like, the metal strip 0is raised and the strip 7?. is put through a slot m, provided in thestrip 0. In the slot on a nose or pin a is pro- .vided, which may be putinto the openings g of the strip h, so that the strip 0 can be fixed inany inclined position. If the frame is to be supported so that the samestands sidewise, the prolongation-piece e is brought to the positionshown in Fig. 3, while in case the frame is to be supported so as tostand endwise the device is turned round an angle of ninety degrees andthe prolongation-piece e is raised to the position shown in Fig. 4, inwhich position the strip it passes through a slot 0, provided in theprolongation-piece.

By the arrangement described the frame can be suspended and supported inany desired position.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of myinvention, whatI desire to secure by Letters Patent 05 the United Statesis- .1. In a frame, the combination of the frame proper, with a turnableplate a fixed to the back side of the same, a metal strip a hinged tothis plate Ct and a foot-piece e hinged to the piece 0, substantially asdescribed and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a frame, the combination of the frame proper, with aturnable platea, fixed to the back side of the same, a metal strip 0 hinged to thisplate a, a foot-piece e hinged to the piece a, a second metal strip hhinged to the plate a and means for fixing this metal strip ations gadapted to take up the nose n mentioned above, substantially asdescribed and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a frame, the combination of the frame proper, with a turnableplate a fixed to the back side of the same, a metal strip chinged tothis plate a, a foot-piece e hinged to the piece 0, a slot on beingprovided in the metal strip 0, a nose 'nsituated in this slot, a second20 metal strip 71 hinged to the plate a, said metal strip being providedwith perforations 9 adapted to take up the nose n mentioned above, and athumb-screw 't' for fixing the strip 0 to the back side of the frame,substantially 25 as described and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHANNES KosTER.

Witnesses:

E. H. L. lVIUMMENHOFF', J. CHRIST. HAFERMANN.

